What are the implications of a contractual attorney's fees provision in a contract?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from BAYTO v. DOYLE, H033773, H034076, No. 1-06-CV-074030 (Cal. App. 2010):
On the other hand, the parties may chose to restrict their contractual attorney's fees provision to fees incurred to enforce the particular contract. (See Loube v. Loube (1998) 64 Cal.App.4th 421, 429 ["[I]f legal action or arbitration is necessary to enforce
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